DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR: WORKING WITH DATA
LESSON PLAN OVERVIEW Career: Database administrators collect, sort, and store data, such as financial, product, and customer information. They work to keep data secure and safe from unauthorized access. Lesson: This lesson plan provides activities to introduce students to the database administration career by understanding the basics of collecting and sorting data. Students will complete an activity to collect data and then analyze the data by performing calculations. Grade Level: Elementary Grades Learning Objectives: 〉 〉 〉 〉
Students will explore the career of a database administrator and learn how data is collected, sorted, and analyzed. The teacher will ask students a series of questions to collect the data and students will post the results in a data table. Students will then sort and analyze the data by performing calculations. Students will gain an insight into the database administrator profession, including common job tasks, salary, career pathway, and credentials required to perform the job.
Materials Needed: Activity #1: Collecting and Sorting Data 〉 〉
Student Worksheet: Collecting and Sorting Data Scissors
Activity #2: Analyzing Data 〉 〉 〉
TABLE OF CONTENTS Lesson Plan Overview ............. 1 Teacher Guide ......................... 2 Lesson Instructions ...................2 Class Message & Video ..............2 Class Discussion Questions ........3 Activities Overview ...................3 Career Insight ......................... 5 Standards Alignments ............. 6 Educator Rubric ....................... 7 Activity #1: Collecting and Sorting Data ............................ 8 Instructions .............................8 Handouts.................................9 Activity #2: Analyzing Data ... 10 Instructions ........................... 10
Completed table from Activity #1 Handouts............................... 10 Student Worksheet: Analyzing Data Access to a computer with spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel, or Google Sheets. (If a computer is not available, students can use paper and pencil for the exercise.)
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